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Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
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Study accuses corporations of hypocrisy on climate change
WASHINGTON -- Some major U.S. corporations that support climate science in their public relations materials actively work to derail regulations and laws addressing global warming through lobbying, campaign donations and support of various advocacy groups,...
Tags: Nike, Inc., Politics, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science
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Should great chefs also be environmental spokespeople?
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Controversial Malibu Lagoon project to begin Friday
In a battle that has polarized the wealthy beach town of Malibu, activists are pledging to stand in the path of oncoming bulldozers when work begins this week on a controversial effort by the state to clean up a pollution-choked salt marsh that sits...
Tags: Politics, Salt, Wetlands, State Parks, Natural Resources
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Bison -- a 'symbol' of U.S. strength -- may become national mammal
WASHINGTON -- The bison has been a symbol of the Old West. It’s been featured on the nickel, as a name for sports teams and on the White House menu. Now legislation has been introduced in Congress to make the bison the national mammal. "Since our...
Tags: Politics, Genes and Chromosomes, Etan Patz, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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TV Skeptic: 'Mermaids: The Body Found' clouds the waters
Show Tracker"Mermaids: The Body Found," which aired over the weekend as part of Animal Planet's "Monster Week," revealed a true TV abomination. An unnatural hybrid that was as disturbing as it was gruesome. A freak whose very existence threatens us all. I don't... -
New Mexico fire grows, is expected to set state record today
The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire in New Mexico is close to searing itself into the history books. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was about 5,000 acres away from a record as the state's largest wildfire -- and it was still growing. The fire has burned...
Tags: YouTube, Forestry and Timber, Etan Patz, Las Conchas Fire (2011), Environmental Issues
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6 candidates vie to succeed Cooley as L.A. County D.A.
It is the most powerful job in Los Angeles County's criminal justice system, a position that oversees the prosecution of 60,000 felons each year and can provide a steppingstone to higher office.
Six candidates are vying to become district attorney in...Tags: Lawyers, Howard University, University of California, Irvine, Prisons, Local Elections
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Study traces origins of monogamous coupling
The roots of the modern family — monogamous coupling — lie somewhere in our distant evolutionary past, but scientists disagree on how it first evolved. A new study says we should thank two key players: weak males with inferior fighting...
Tags: Kent State University, Education, University of Texas at Austin, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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College summer school in California largely a thing of the past
Johnnica Hababag planned to take two classes this summer so she could transfer from Los Angeles Valley College to a four-year school. But those plans were upended when she learned that the community college had all but canceled its summer session...Tags: Robert Frost, Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance, Port of Los Angeles, Layoffs and Downsizing
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U.S. steps up deportation efforts for criminal immigrants
WASHINGTON — In an aggressive effort to boost deportations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun to increase by nearly 25% the number of agents tasked with finding and deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records, pulling 150...
Tags: Republican Party, Lawyers, Politics, DREAM Act, Judges
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Wind farms considering detection systems to prevent bird deaths
MOJAVE — Just before daybreak, a group of naturalists don parkas to blunt the frosty wind blowing down a narrow canyon in the Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles. They mount spotting scopes and cameras on tripods, and wait.
"Showtime," one...Tags: Criminal Laws, Wind Power, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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SoCalGas tests unusual solar air conditioner
Southern California Gas Co. is trying out an unusual new technology that uses the sun’s rays to provide air conditioning as well as power. The solar photovoltaic system installed on the roof of the SoCalGas Energy Resource Center in Downey combines...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Energy Saving, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Natural Resources, SpaceX
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